tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post8345051629022244290..comments2015-01-29T04:05:30.970-05:00Comments on The Rejecter: Cutting Down a BookThe Rejecterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09087643296072075641noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-54403735665354514052010-02-06T00:49:35.860-05:002010-02-06T00:49:35.860-05:00Authors who write long (like me!) can also hire an...Authors who write long (like me!) can also hire an independent editor or workshop a long manuscript as well. Sometimes we spend so much time on a manuscript we can&#39;t be objective about what ought to stay. A good friend who is a writer (or an intelligent reader) can also point out areas that could be cut without changing the storyline (in fact, this can strengthen a storyline).<br /><br />Tamara<br />www.writersrainbow.comYokel (TKS)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18390136198262610993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-61270724883398079172010-01-26T06:22:05.049-05:002010-01-26T06:22:05.049-05:00I have a 220,000 MS here. I have hacked, and hacke...I have a 220,000 MS here. I have hacked, and hacked, and can only get it down to 190,000... To cut more, I have to remove characters. I don&#39;t want to. What do I do next? I&#39;m sending it around anyway. If ten ppl get back, and say it&#39;s great, but it needs cutting, then I suppose... bah...Sam Albionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11669814149633750480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-9058758542219846632010-01-26T06:01:38.616-05:002010-01-26T06:01:38.616-05:00Hi, Rejecter. I found you through the P&amp;E web...Hi, Rejecter. I found you through the P&amp;E website, and I&#39;m glad. Your advice is so helpful and the e-mails are funny. 200,000 is pretty long for a first book - and in my opinion, it&#39;s pretty long for any contemporary novel. I&#39;m ignorant of the list of long, great reads of 2000-2009 though.J.D. Roahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15210961051978625235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-58870279399705949852010-01-23T13:50:33.858-05:002010-01-23T13:50:33.858-05:00Happy new year, Rejecter. Glad you&#39;re back and...Happy new year, Rejecter. Glad you&#39;re back and feeling better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-37373359250957471942010-01-23T13:46:18.049-05:002010-01-23T13:46:18.049-05:00I&#39;m impressed that the writer can put 200,000 ...I&#39;m impressed that the writer can put 200,000 words in one manuscript. If I do 80k I feel good!Brian Drakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01233187184688491057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-65208012036053704362010-01-22T18:51:27.695-05:002010-01-22T18:51:27.695-05:00&quot;I know that normally________, but I_______.&...&quot;I know that normally________, but I_______.&quot;<br /><br />It&#39;s the defensive position of the ages. Everyone wants to believe they are special and can wiggle around the system. The truth is, nobody has that right but me, because, well... I&#39;m special.<br /><br />oh wait. :P<br /><br />J/k<br /><br />Good respectful response.Voidwalkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06688751100806767843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-21060031793268349602010-01-21T20:03:33.821-05:002010-01-21T20:03:33.821-05:00I was gonna say what Naomi said. Two books.I was gonna say what Naomi said. Two books.Shelbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02757079675613448834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-64168097511007841572010-01-21T18:37:05.176-05:002010-01-21T18:37:05.176-05:00Agree with Naomi there. Though to do this you of ...Agree with Naomi there. Though to do this you of course need to find a place in the middle that works to cut. Something with a decent sense of closure that can stand alone. Not every huge book can be cut into two, but a great deal can, with a little bit of rewrite.Rhys Milnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08814089565922429179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-36278395677908306292010-01-21T00:23:45.738-05:002010-01-21T00:23:45.738-05:00There&#39;s also the option of instead of cutting ...There&#39;s also the option of instead of cutting it down, cutting it into two books.Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11644470926738371641noreply@blogger.com